In her final New Year address as NFU president, Minette Batters has urged the Government to make food security a priority. Mrs Batters, who will stand…
Month: December 2023
Chief executive Lizzie Wilson summarises an eventful 2023 for the NPA and looks forward to a year of more political upheaval in 2024. It’s that time…
The November AHDB Porkwatch survey painted a mixed picture, with the proportion of British pork on display across the country’s biggest 10 retailers up on a…
A total of 13 candidates have so far entered the race for the NPA Pig Industry Group (PIG) elections, with more expected to come forward before…
Leading pork producer Pilgrim’s UK is expecting to produce more than 36 million high quality pork products in the run up to Christmas, as more and…
The UK pig population contracted by 10% to its lowest level in more than 10 years earlier this year, the results of Defra’s June census shows. …
15kg of pork products, which could have been a potential spreader of African Swine Fever (ASF), were seized at a dock in Hull last month by…
November UK clean pig slaughterings were down 4.8% on November 2022 at 911,000 head, the latest monthly Defra slaughter statistics show. While still below year earlier…
NFU Scotland is calling for political party manifestos to reflect the role farming, crofting and food production have on the national interest. It comes as issues…
AHDB has confirmed that it has recommended a 20% increase in the pork levy from April, 2024, alongside similar increases across its other three sectors.  The…